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Filled with pearls of wisdom and communication tips designed to stimulate every step of the donor visit, the book will propel you to fundraising success and personal achievement.

The difference between success and failure when visiting with donors is understanding how to effectively communicate, how to question with purpose, how to listen attentively, how to analyze nonverbal messages and how to concisely present ideas.

The ability to communicate skillfully and confidently with donors is the most important personal skill you can possess.

These communication tips are practical, proven...

This includes the concept of nondominance, Simon's bounded rationality, Tversky and Kahneman's prospect theory, and the concepts of behavioral vs. The book concludes with a non-technical review of many popular decision algorithms, including the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), VIMDA, and a number of classic interactive man-machine algorithms.

Too few Americans volunteer annually. This inspirational book speaks to all members of the community, from grade-school students to senior citizens, and everyone in between. It identifies five primary motivations for volunteering, and will:

-Encourage people who already volunteer to keep up the good work.

-Entice those who have been postponing their volunteer adventures to start today.

-Present workable solutions to practical issues that get in the way of good intentions.

-Advocate implementing a volunteerism component to the public school curriculum.

-Provide an extensive list...

Drawing on contemporary and historical case studies from Finland, Sweden and Norway, Progress or Perish highlights the roles that art, culture and academic research play alongside technology and economics as bearers of change, approaching the study of progress from the human level. By turning attention towards communities and the everyday social activities of individuals in their socio-cultural and microhistorical contexts, this volume links the idea of progress to the emancipation and empowerment of collectives. Multidisciplinary in nature, Progress or Perish brings together the work of...

Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is all about making choices in the presence of multiple conflicting criteria. MCDM has become one of the most important and fastest growing subfields of Operations Research/Management Science. As modern MCDM started to emerge about 50 years ago, it is now a good time to take stock of developments. This book aims to present an informal, nontechnical history of MCDM, supplemented with many pictures. It covers the major developments in MCDM, from early history until now. It also covers fascinating discoveries by Nobel Laureates and other prominent...

This book documents the history of two research papers, from the first drafts to the final polished published articles, including the reviewer comments and the author responses. The documentary provides unique insights into the publishing process, which at times is filled with uncertainties, not only for young researchers. The book discusses lessons learned and also provides an experienced editor's and reviewer's perspective. In the light of the high pressure on young faculty to publish successfully, this book offers itself as a guide to publishing efficiently and effectively in a highly...

In the twenty-first century the sustainability of energy and transportation systems is on the top of the political agenda in many countries around the world.

Environmental impacts of human economic activity necessitate the consideration of conflicting goals in decision making processes to develop sustainable systems. Any sustainable development has to reconcile conflicting economic and environmental objectives and criteria. The science of multiple criteria decision making has a lot to offer in addressing this need. Decision making with multiple (conflicting) criteria is the topic of...